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Creatine Shows Early Hints for Depression Treatment, but Evidence Is Not Conclusive
health2 days ago

Creatine Shows Early Hints for Depression Treatment, but Evidence Is Not Conclusive

A Brain Medicine review of five randomized trials (n=238) finds mixed evidence that creatine helps depression: two trials in women with major depressive disorder showed meaningful improvement when creatine was added to antidepressants or cognitive behavioral therapy, while other studies in non-responders, adolescent girls, and bipolar depression showed no benefit. Safety concerns emerged in bipolar patients who developed hypomania/mania. The researchers caution that small sample sizes, mostly female participants, and varying study quality limit conclusions and call for larger, longer trials to determine efficacy, optimal dosing, and potential synergy with exercise; the findings suggest creatine is an intriguing possibility, not a proven treatment yet.

via SciTechDaily|
#brain-energy#clinical-trials#creatine
Creatine's Emerging Link to Depression: Encouraging Signals, Uncertain Proof
health10 days ago

Creatine's Emerging Link to Depression: Encouraging Signals, Uncertain Proof

A Brain Medicine review of five randomized trials (238 participants) found mixed results: two studies in women with major depressive disorder showed added benefits when creatine was used with antidepressants or with cognitive behavioral therapy, while three other trials found no significant improvement. Bipolar patients showed possible safety concerns with hypomania/mania. Due to small sizes and methodological differences, the evidence is not strong enough to recommend creatine for depression, highlighting the need for larger, longer trials and exploration of dosing and combination with exercise.

via ScienceDaily|
#brain-energy#clinical-trials#creatine
Rest Is The Brain's Hidden Engine: Why Pauses Boost Thinking
science1 month ago

Rest Is The Brain's Hidden Engine: Why Pauses Boost Thinking

Although the brain accounts for about 2% of body weight, it uses roughly 20% of daily energy, and new insights show that most of this occurs during resting states. Effortful, goal-directed tasks only raise energy use by about 5% above rest, so the bulk of 'work' happens in quiet, background brain activity. The takeaway is to embrace rest and off-task thinking as productive, letting the brain's quieter processes surface insights rather than forcing more strenuous sprinting of sentences.

via Space Daily|
#brain-energy#cognitive-fatigue#metabolism
NAD+-Driven Therapy Reverses Alzheimer’s Memory Loss in Mouse Models
science3 months ago

NAD+-Driven Therapy Reverses Alzheimer’s Memory Loss in Mouse Models

Scientists reversed Alzheimer’s-related memory loss in two mouse models by restoring the brain’s energy balance with an experimental drug (P7C3-A20) that supports NAD+. Treated mice regrew cognitive function, showed fewer markers of brain damage, and had a repaired blood-brain barrier; human brain tissue data similarly linked NAD+ imbalance to disease. Researchers plan carefully designed human trials using blood-based biomarkers to monitor brain changes, while cautioning against DIY NAD+ boosting.

via Earth.com|
#alzheimers-disease#brain-energy#memory
health5 months ago

NAD+ Boost Could Rewind Alzheimer’s Signs in Mice, Early Study Says

A Cell Reports Medicine study in two Alzheimer’s mouse models shows that restoring NAD+ balance can reverse key disease features and restore memory, with human brain tissue from severe cases showing similar NAD+ disruptions. While not a human trial and NAD+-targeted therapies aren’t approved, the findings suggest Alzheimer’s progression may stem from reversible cellular energy/repair failures and highlight NAD+ as a promising upstream target and lifestyle factor to support brain resilience.

via MindBodyGreen|
#alzheimers-disease#brain-energy#health